Philippians 2:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Not looking everyone to his private good, but keeping in mind the things of others.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοπεῖτε, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστος.

Transliteration

Not the things of yourselves hekastos skopeite, but also the things of others hekastos.

Grammar Details

• *hekastos*: nominative, masculine, singular - each one/every one
• *skopeite*: present imperative, 2nd person plural - look at/consider/regard

Word Meanings

• *hekastos*: each one/every one/each person
• *skopeite*: look at/consider/pay attention to/regard

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 10:24 : 24 Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.
• Rom 15:1 : 1 We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.
• Jas 2:8 : 8 But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:
• Matt 18:6 : 6 But whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him to have a great stone fixed to his neck, and to come to his end in the deep sea.
• Rom 12:15 : 15 Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
• 1 Cor 10:32-33 : 32 Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God. 33 Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.
• 1 Cor 12:22-26 : 22 No, those parts which seem to be feeble are the more necessary; 23 And to those parts of the body which seem to have less honour we give all the more honour; and to those parts of the body which are a cause of shame to us we give the greater respect; 24 But those parts of the body which are beautiful have no need of such care: and so the body has been joined together by God in such a way as to give more honour to those parts which had need of it; 25 So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another. 26 And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.
• 1 Cor 13:4-5 : 4 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; 5 Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;
• 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;
• 2 Cor 11:29 : 29 Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?
• Rom 14:19-22 : 19 So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another. 20 Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another. 21 It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother. 22 The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.
• 1 Cor 8:9-9 : 9 But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble. 10 For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images? 11 And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death. 12 And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ. 13 For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.